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Word: cames (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Poodle-haired Mary (South Pacific) Martin faced water-pinched New York's Dry Friday like a good pressagent. When it came time for her famous onstage shampoo scene (I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair), a fellow actor poured a gallon of club soda into the makeshift shower above her head, and saved a gallon of water...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Tough All Over | 12/26/1949 | See Source »

...nephew of Serge Koussevitzky, Fabien dropped the "Kous" from his name when he came to the U.S. in 1923 so as not to trade on his uncle's reputation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Indiana Melody | 12/26/1949 | See Source »

...procession of the Lord was marching through Sheffield, England. At its head was a brass band blaring hymns from atop a wagon; next, on a white horse, came the onetime champion wrestler of Northumberland, now a convert to God. After him in a carriage rode the Generals William and Catherine Booth, and behind marched the uniformed soldiers of their Salvation Army. Then the Devil attacked...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: I Was a Stranger ... | 12/26/1949 | See Source »

...Christ's command. Only a few avowed Christians have tried to follow one of Christ's injunctions so literally. On the Mount of Olives, the Savior had preached: "I was a stranger, and ye took me in ... naked, and ye clothed me ... In prison, and ye came unto me . . . Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: I Was a Stranger ... | 12/26/1949 | See Source »

...Respect. The professional sheen is applied by a cherubic-looking producer named Worthington Miner, 49, who came to television ten years ago with a directorial credit list of Broadway hits (Five Star Final, Reunion in Vienna, On Your Toes). Borrowing liberally from stage & screen (he also did a stint with RKO in Hollywood), "Tony" Miner has pioneered in TV with such effective techniques as the use of recordings for unspoken thoughts; the blending of film and live acting, and the combination of close-ups and long shots to get depth on the screen. His fondness for last-minute technical tinkering...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: High Polish | 12/26/1949 | See Source »

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